Ever wonder why your child hums, flaps, or spins? These self-stimulatory behaviors, or “stimming,” are more than just quirky habits they offer insights into your child’s emotions and sensory needs. In this blog, a BCBA unpacks the reasons behind stimming, when to address it, and how to support your child compassionately. Discover how to celebrate these behaviors as part of your child’s unique world.
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ABA Therapy 101: What Parents Need to Know About This Approach
ABA therapy is a proven, evidence-based approach to help children with Autism build essential life skills, improve communication, and manage challenging behaviors. Discover how ABA works, why it’s effective, and how it can empower your child to thrive in daily life.
Practical Applications of ABA and the Use of Reinforcement
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a transformative approach for supporting children with autism, helping them develop essential skills and manage challenging behaviors. A key component of ABA is the use of reinforcement, which encourages positive behavior changes by rewarding desired actions. Whether you’re teaching a child to tie their shoes, improving social interactions, or addressing challenging behaviors, reinforcement plays a crucial role. In this blog post, we’ll dive into practical ways to apply reinforcement in everyday situations, offering parents actionable strategies to support their child’s growth and development.
ABA Parent Training: Empowering Families for the New School Year
As the summer break comes to a close, the transition back to school can be a challenging time for children, especially those on the autism spectrum. It’s essential to ensure that the skills your child mastered during the summer months don’t fade away once they’re back in the classroom. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) offers effective strategies to help generalize and maintain these skills, making the transition smoother and more successful.
Summer Behaviors: How to Use ABA to Manage Challenges for New School Year
As a new school year approaches, parents of children with autism often face a mix of excitement and anxiety. Transitioning to a new grade, meeting new teachers, and adapting to different routines can be overwhelming for both you and your child. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) offers a structured approach to help ease this transition, providing tools to manage challenges and set your child up for success. In this post, we’ll explore practical ABA strategies that you can implement at home to prepare for the school year ahead—because a smooth start can make all the difference.
Summer Recap: How to Use ABA to Transition from Summertime
Let’s go over how ABA can be used to build and maintain those skills and behaviors learned over the summer. We’ll go over how ABA can be used in the summer and transitioned for school-based learning!
Understand ABA Today: Learn about the Myths and Facts
Let’s go over some of the myths about ABA. There are some misconceptions that have been formed and discussed upon about ABA and whether it’s suitable for children. Lets also review some of the benefits using ABA can provide for your child!
Back to School: How to Use ABA to Prepare for a New School Year
Getting back into the groove of things can be hard! Make back-to-school fun, exciting, and less stressful for everyone. We’ll talk about transitions, setting routines, managing anxiety, and fostering appropriate behaviors in the classroom!
Self-Care for Autism Parents: Why It’s Important and Ways to Incorporate It
While you want to ensure you know all there is to know for your child, let’s not forget about you, the parent. Self-care helps you be the best parent you can be! Let’s dive in to self-care and how to add it to your life.
Ways to Address with Picky Eating in Autistic Children
Children can be picky eaters. You want to try new things and eat at new places as a family, but it may be challenging if your child isn’t willing to try new foods. While there’s nothing wrong with knowing what you like, it’s also important to be willing to try new things. Let’s learn about picky eating!